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Johann Johannsson

Icelander Composer

Born: Sep 19, 1969

Died: Feb 9, 2018

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Related authors: Frederic Chopin Gustav Mahler Hector Berlioz Johann Sebastian Bach Joseph Parry Ludwig van Beethoven Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim

When I'm writing film music, I feel like I'm more a filmmaker than a composer. It's more about what the film needs. I'm basically part of the team that's creating a film, and the music is a very important part, but it's just one part of many. Johann Johannsson

Film is a collaborative medium, and I very much enjoy that. Johann Johannsson

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With 'The Theory of Everything,' it seems that people really like the voice I've found with the music, which is great. But I may not do that again. Every project is different. Johann Johannsson

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My first album, 'Englaborn,' was based on music originally written for the theatre. My solo albums, like 'IBM 1401, a User's Manual' and 'Fordlandia,' have also had narratives attached to them. Johann Johannsson

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I tend to get hired because the filmmakers like what I do, so there's usually not that much conflict about the direction. Johann Johannsson

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There are some stunning visual moments in 'Arrival' that are out of this world, but it's all on the earth, and it's about an academic, a woman that is dealing with a personal tragedy, but there's a circular view of time that makes things more complicated. Johann Johannsson

I tend to spend quite a lot of time on the film scores that I do. Johann Johannsson

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I believe that things can be expressed very powerfully through simplicity. Johann Johannsson

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One very early influence was reading about John Cage's experience in an anechoic room where the only sound you are left with is the high-pitched drone of your nervous system. Johann Johannsson

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Give the composer time to experiment, time to try out ideas. Also, the time to fail. When the composer has very little time, the temptation is to reach for stock ideas - ideas they know will work and have worked in the past. Johann Johannsson

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